Scotch Sunday, church parade of 2nd Coy of Foresters

Place Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland
Accession Number ART23539
Collection type Art
Measurement image: 37.4 cm x 45.3 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on artist board
Maker Colahan, Colin
Place made United Kingdom: Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A group of figures, participating in a church parade, march down a Scottish street with buildings to one side and trees to the other. A view of the countryside is evident above the parade.
The men depicted are members of the 2nd Coy Australian Forestry Unit based near the village of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.